Browsing University of Lethbridge Theses by Issue Date

Smith, Jennifer; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, 1987Education, 1987)

It is the objective of this paper to present the facts concerning the current status of Canadian women in science, to review the theories which have been put forth to explain gender disparities in science participation, ...

Edwards, Wynne Margaret; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1987Education, 1987)

Since the 1970s, wife abuse has been recognized and studied as a major problem in the Western World. Until this decade, little attention has been directed to the effects of these battering relationships on the children ...

Purvis, Carillon Ruth Cameron; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1987Education, 1987)

Although the movement of women into the Canadian labor force has been increasingly steady over the past three decades, the number of women occupying positions of power, prestige and leadership within their fields remains ...

Harty, Roger Wayne; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1987Education, 1987)

The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and extent of changes in supervisor conference behavior which could be attributed to the effect of practice following a graduate course in Instructional Supervision. ...

Hoskin, Pauline Loretta Arnott; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1987Education, 1987)

Although promotion of health and healthy lifestyles are accepted tasks of registered nurses, the assessment of nurses' own health and health behaviours has rarely been assessed. In this study questionnaire responses from ...

McDougal, Mary-Ann; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1987Education, 1987)

The specific purposes of this study were to determine: 1) the extent to which various categories of play were evident in a learning centers period in a first grade classroom: 2) whether specific activities and levels of ...

Bright, Robin M.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, 1988Education, 1988)

Initially the purpose of this ethnographic study was to discover insights into effective teaching in an actual classroom. However, as the study developed, it became apparent that two very different and distinct approaches, ...

Beswick, Roslyn L. K.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1989Education, 1989)

Every year university bound graduating high school students are faced with the problem of selecting a post secondary institution. The selection process typically spans a number of years and involves considering many factors. ...

Mauthe, Keith Frederick; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1989Education, 1989)

Subjects' views and conceptions of social intelligence were investigated by having 40 adults, male inmates in an Alberta correctional centre rate the importance of 20 behavioral characteristics representing the domain of ...

Jensen, Patricia Barbara; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1989Education, 1989)

An integrated model of teacher burnout is presented as the backdrop to a personal history of one distressed teacher. Using a series of collaborative interviews, Sarah's experiences as a classroom teacher are explored as ...

Koran, Carol Marie; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1989Education, 1989)

Research has demonstrated that school climate has a significant impact on several student outcomes. Positive school climate is associated with the development of positive self-concept in students, increased feelings of ...

Paul, William James; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1989.Education, 1989)

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate a biographical approach to understanding how we, as teachers and co-researchers, think and act; and how we have come to think and act the way we do in our classrooms. ...

Pickett, Wendy Lee; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, AB : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1990Education, 1990)

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of southern Alberta nurse
educators regarding the concept of collaborative programming as one way of working towards
baccalaureate entry into nursing ...

Platt, David Ian; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1991Education, 1991)

The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of dialogue journals of selected third grade students in order to discover the predominant themes in their writing. A second purpose is to explore how a teacher used the ...

Hillyer, F. James; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1991Education, 1991)

Researchers defined achievement motivation as a viable research construct in the early 1950s. Adults increased their achievement motivation scores--often with correlative increased achievement. The literature is replete ...

Wiens, V. I.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1991Education, 1991)

During their clinical practicum, nursing students are involved in making decisions about the care for their patient or group of patients. The purpose of this study was to ascertain nursing students' perceptions of the ...

Grant Kalischuk, Ruth; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1992Education, 1992)

The primary purpose of this study was to examine nurses including student nurses perceptions of death education in southern Alberta as one way of improving futrue nursing curricula. Five nurse subgroups were included, as ...

Zanewich, Karen P.; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 1993Arts and ScienceDepartment of Biological Sciences, 1993)

Winter canola (Brassica napus cv. Crystal) requires vernalization, exposure to chilling, to induce bolting and flowering. Since gibberellins (GAs) have been implicated in the regulation of stem elongation and reproductive ...

Erickson, R. Scott; University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education(Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, 1993Education, 1993)

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of a hypertext - based computer simulation on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of students participating in a high school scuba program in Edmonton, Alberta. The study ...